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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 Bleeding-edge builds are generated automatically for every commit. You can see them [here](https://github.com/Anuken/MindustryBuilds/releases).
 
 If you'd rather compile on your own, follow these instructions.
-First, make sure you have [JDK 14](https://adoptopenjdk.net/) installed. Open a terminal in the root directory, `cd` to the Mindustry folder and run the following commands:
+First, make sure you have [JDK 14](https://adoptopenjdk.net/) installed. **Other JDK versions will not work.** Open a terminal in the Mindustry directory and run the following commands:
 
 ### Windows